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Cultures
Languages:
1.spanish
2.quechua
Religion:
1.roman catholic81%
2.christian0.7%
Native Dish:
Name:sopa a la criolla
Recipe:A soup of beef,potatos,and noodles.
One Celebration or Festival:virgen de la candelaria
festival:They celebrate this on the first 14th days of febuary.
Literacy Rate:
USA: 97%
Country:8.77%
Social Customs:when they meet they commonly shake
hands.
Recreation:
They dance and play soccor!
Government
Type:constitutional republic
Leader:President Alan Garcia Perez
Independence:
When:28th of 1821
From Whom:from spain
Economics
Monetary Unit:nuevo sol [pen]
Exchange Rate:nuevo sol per US dollar- 3.2742[06],3.2958[05],3.4132[04],
3.4785[03],3.5165[02]
GDP:
USA: $39,676
Country:$6,600
Major Industries:
1.Mining
2.Refining of minerals
Major Trading Partner:
Imports:US 16.5 china 10.3 brazil 10.3 ecuador 7.2 columbia 6.1 chile 5.8
Exports:US 24.1 china 10.3 switzerland 7.1 canada 6.8
Life Expectancy:
Men:25.2
Women:25.8
Geography
Climate:
mild weather throughout summer!
Natural Resource:
1.Coal
2.Water
3.Mountains
Physical Features:
1.Andes mountains
2.Amazon river
Environmental Issues: Air pollution and Lake pollution!
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